Favorite Stevie song from Tusk - Page 3

jellyman10 · #31 10-07-2010, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kena

I especially love listening to the Storms demo that sounds like it was recorded late at night and it's just Stevie and Lindsey and Stevie's voice is about gone. Lindsey sings along and Stevie does the best she can singing. I lurve it!

Yeh, that demo's incredible. We're so lucky to have these sonic artefacts to pore over and keep the obsession going!

'Sara' to win, tho, please.

vivfox · #32 10-07-2010, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by nailatixela

Somebody voted for more than 2 songs.

Uh, that would be me. Therefore subtract one point from all five tracks. Then add one point to Sara and one point to Storms. Now what's the score?

MacShadowsBall · #33 10-07-2010, 08:38 PM

If we adjust the votes, per vivfox, SOTM has 22 votes, Sara & Storms have 21 votes, BC has 19, and Angel has 7 votes...

...or we could just leave the votes as is?

vivfox · #34 10-07-2010, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

If we adjust the votes, per vivfox, SOTM has 22 votes, Sara & Storms have 21 votes, BC has 19, and Angel has 7 votes...

...or we could just leave the votes as is?

Hey, I'm the one who guessed your screen name correctly. I deserve to be counted.

MacShadowsBall · #35 10-07-2010, 08:45 PM

Point taken!

TrueFaith77 · #36 10-07-2010, 09:40 PM

when does this poll close? I cawn't believe that BC didn't win. I mean. I totally didn't think it even had a chance, but then I had my hopes up for the first few days(?)

MacShadowsBall · #37 10-07-2010, 10:31 PM

Poll closes tomorrow (Friday) at 8:38 pm (central time).

Perhaps we can get the Ledgies that stick to Stevie's forum to vote?

**mylittledemon** · #38 10-08-2010, 04:44 AM

I like all of those actually. Sara would have to be my album favorite though.

I always wished they had mixed Angel to be more rocky like the way it was being played back in the studio on the Tusk documentary.

MacShadowsBall · #39 10-08-2010, 12:34 PM

Here's the updated standings for this exciting Stevie battle...

Sara - 24 votes
Sisters of the Moon - 23 votes
Storms - 22 votes
Beautiful Child - 20 votes
Angel - 9 votes

Still a very tight race between the top 4. The battle continues on till 8:38 tonight (central time)!

MacShadowsBall · #40 10-08-2010, 03:23 PM

I feel like a news anchor on CNN...

BREAKING NEWS - We now have a three way tie between Sara, Sisters of the Moon, and Storms. Poll closes tonight at 8:38 central time. Stay tuned to the Ledge and MacShadowsBall for the lastest up to the minute poll results!

Over to you, Harry.

Thank you MacShadowsBall. We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

HejiraNYC · #41 10-08-2010, 03:26 PM

Don't get me wrong, I think SOTM is fine and everything, but I can't help but feel that people are sentimental about it only because of the fiery live performance in the Mirage live video. But at the end of the day, the live version and the studio version are virtually two entirely different songs; the studio version comes nowhere close to the live version's intensity and passion. It's not her greatest song musically or lyrically and for me it seems to be nothing more than a really cool way to end Side 2. It would definitely be regarded as one of Stevie's lesser tracks if there wasn't that incendiary live version to think about.

The opposite is true of "Sara," which I don't think really ever translated well to the stage. The live versions have sounded a bit flat and dull, where it becomes painfully obvious that it is basically a repetitive two-chord song. By contrast, the studio version is a miracle of sonic splendor- full of lush, ethereal layers of sound and haunting vocal effects; it is truly a studio masterpiece. So if we were truly evaluating Stevie's Tusk tracks for what they are (and not how they are played live), there is no question that "Sara" should be the hands-down winner in this round.

MacShadowsBall · #42 10-08-2010, 03:39 PM

HejiraNYC, I very much get what your saying. One of the things I try to push with this battle of the songs, is judging the songs as they are presented on the album, the original album release. However, I can imagine it can be hard to separate those passionate, jaw-dropping performances from the possibly more "tame" song recordings.

Sleepless-Child · #43 10-08-2010, 04:43 PM

What a blasphemy. Sisters of the moon, seriously?

chiliD · #44 10-08-2010, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Don't get me wrong, I think SOTM is fine and everything, but I can't help but feel that people are sentimental about it only because of the fiery live performance in the Mirage live video. But at the end of the day, the live version and the studio version are virtually two entirely different songs; the studio version comes nowhere close to the live version's intensity and passion. It's not her greatest song musically or lyrically and for me it seems to be nothing more than a really cool way to end Side 2. It would definitely be regarded as one of Stevie's lesser tracks if there wasn't that incendiary live version to think about..

You & I have diametrically opposed tastes in music, it seems.

I think the live versions of SOTM are WAY over the top (as opposed to the live vs studio "Rhiannon"s) and don't really care for them. I have always thought that the studio version IS the definitive version of the song.

michelle2677 · #45 10-08-2010, 05:54 PM

storms and sara

and no i don't want to talk about it. this was like choosing a favorite child

View Poll Results: What are your favorite Stevie songs from Tusk?
Sara	27	42.19%
Beautiful Child	22	34.38%
Sisters of the Moon	27	42.19%
Angel	11	17.19%
Storms	25	39.06%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 64. You may not vote on this poll